IT help please – backing up/cloning hard drive

I want to copy all my c:drive to another hard drive so that I can reinstall everything if my laptop falls over (it’s started doing some odd things!). What’s the best way to do that? I’m using XP.

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Thanks for that, see if I can give it a go.

I use Acronis True Image for backups – it’s a paid for app, but it’s easy to use, it’s reliable, has good reviews and I’ve too much at stake to risk losing data.

we used to use drive image or norton ghost, seemed to work just fine

Also use Acronis – for backup of the whole machine. Never had to restore whole machine but have restored certain files OK.